Specialty Auctions | October 22, 2020
Thu, Oct 22, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 49
Chinese Lidded Famille Rose Porcelain Lotus Jar
Estimate: $400 - $600
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Qing dynasty, enamel decorated with pink lotus petals and applied lotus blossoms and leaves in relief, 5 x 6-3/4 in.Note: This famille rose lotus jar is from the collection of Greta Garbo. Her collection was sold at Sotheby's in a three day auction on November 15-18 in 1990. This jar is depicted on the mantel in her New York apartment, just below the Pierre-Auguste Renoir paintingÿL‚ontine et Coco.ÿA photo of her home and the jar can be seen at https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/greta-garbos-secret-garden-new-yorkÿÿ - Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, November 15-18, 1990, The Greta Garbo Collection; Property from the Collection of the Late Parker B. Poe, Thomasville, Georgia, now the Property of the Thomasville Center for the Arts
bowl and lid possibly associated, some glue residue to interior jar flange, lid withÿspider cracks, repairs and losses to applied decoration (especially to lid), small rim flecks,ÿenamel loss, pin holes, remnants of felt pad glued to base
Condition
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